Putnam, CT — Ellen M. Ashton, 72, of Putnam, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Bickford Healthcare. She was born in Webster, MA on February 7, 1949, daughter of the late Thomas Sterczala and Gladys Ashton. She changed her last name to Ashton in 1993. She was a graduate of Bartlett High School, class of 1967 and was captain of her softball team. Ellen attended Atlantic Union College for a year, and later graduated cum laude from Worcester State College with a degree in Elementary Education in 1979. She later attended David Hale Fanning Trade School as a nursing student and graduated in 1988. Ellen was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse for over 26 years at Webster Manor and Webster House nursing homes. In her free time, she enjoyed activities at the local senior center and YMCA, watching the Hallmark channel, and spending time with her canine and feline companions. She also loved traveling and made trips to Florida, Washington, D.C.; Lancaster, P.A.; South Korea, Ireland, the British Isles, and the Caribbean. Ellen was a faithful member of Quinebaug Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Christine Ashton and Deborah Wiik and her husband David, all of Putnam; her brothers, James Maynard of Sturbridge, MA, and William Sterczala of Worcester, MA, and her nephew and four nieces. In addition to her parents, Ellen was predeceased by her brothers, Thomas Sterczala and Arthur Maynard, and her sister, Charlotte Sterczala. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away--Revelation 21:4.
She is survived by two daughters, Christine Ashton and Deborah Wiik and her husband David, all of Putnam; her brothers, James Maynard of Sturbridge, MA, and William Sterczala of Worcester, MA, and her nephew and four nieces. In addition to her parents, Ellen was predeceased by her brothers, Thomas Sterczala and Arthur Maynard, and her sister, Charlotte Sterczala. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away--Revelation 21:4.
Putnam, CT — Ellen M. Ashton, 72, of Putnam, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Bickford Healthcare. She was born in Webster, MA on February 7, 1949, daughter of the late Thomas Sterczala and Gladys Ashton. She changed her last name to Ashton in 1993. She was a graduate of Bartlett High School, class of 1967 and was captain of her softball team. Ellen attended Atlantic Union College for a year, and later graduated cum laude from Worcester State College with a degree in Elementary Education in 1979. She later attended David Hale Fanning Trade School as a nursing student and graduated in 1988. Ellen was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse for over 26 years at Webster Manor and Webster House nursing homes. In her free time, she enjoyed activities at the local senior center and YMCA, watching the Hallmark channel, and spending time with her canine and feline companions. She also loved traveling and made trips to Florida, Washington, D.C.; Lancaster, P.A.; South Korea, Ireland, the British Isles, and the Caribbean. Ellen was a faithful member of Quinebaug Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Christine Ashton and Deborah Wiik and her husband David, all of Putnam; her brothers, James Maynard of Sturbridge, MA, and William Sterczala of Worcester, MA, and her nephew and four nieces. In addition to her parents, Ellen was predeceased by her brothers, Thomas Sterczala and Arthur Maynard, and her sister, Charlotte Sterczala. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away--Revelation 21:4.
She is survived by two daughters, Christine Ashton and Deborah Wiik and her husband David, all of Putnam; her brothers, James Maynard of Sturbridge, MA, and William Sterczala of Worcester, MA, and her nephew and four nieces. In addition to her parents, Ellen was predeceased by her brothers, Thomas Sterczala and Arthur Maynard, and her sister, Charlotte Sterczala. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away--Revelation 21:4.
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